Ruth Ozeki - There's something about the idea of writing, and thinking about writing as a form o...

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There's something about the idea of writing, and thinking about writing as a form of prayer - the way as a writer you call out into the world and throw your words into the world. You're not praying to a god, but you're almost conjuring a reader to arrive. That's what books do: they're an invitation to readers.

Ruth Ozeki

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Es gibt etwas über die Idee des Schreibens und das Nachdenken über das Schreiben als eine Form des Gebets - den Weg als Schriftsteller, den Sie in die Welt rufen und Ihre Worte in die Welt werfen. Sie beten nicht zu einem Gott, aber Sie beschwören fast einen Leser, der ankommt. Das ist es, was Bücher tun: Sie sind eine Einladung an die Leser.

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